Incidence, hospital admission rate, and health outcomes following stroke in Ayrshire and Arran

Citation

Alexander H, Bugge C, Hagen S & Russell EM (2000) Incidence, hospital admission rate, and health outcomes following stroke in Ayrshire and Arran. Health Bulletin, 58 (5), pp. 408-413. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=yv4JPVwI&eid=2-s2.0-0038480783&md5=2567ba87299b6e4a0e2bfaa908935a34

Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe the incidence, hospital admission rate and health outcomes following stroke in Ayrshire and Arran. DESIGN: Community based study with prospective identification of stroke patients from a random sample of general practices stratified by geographical area and practice size. SETTING: Ayrshire and Arran Health Board area, West of Scotland. SUBJECTS: All stroke patients from the 24 general practices in the sample. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Barthel Index, Canadian Neurological Scale, Mini-mental State Examination, SF-36. RESULTS: The incidence of stroke was 2.33 per 1000 for both first and recurrent events and 78% of people were admitted to hospital following their stroke. Those admitted to hospital had significantly poorer outcomes in the early post-stroke period (first six months). CONCLUSION: Our study provides recent figures for the incidence and hospital admission rates following stroke. We speculate that our rates may be typical for the NHS in Scotland at present.

Journal
Health Bulletin: Volume 58, Issue 5